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Public Act 91-0364

HB0076 Enrolled                                LRB9100533RCgc

    AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code  of  1961  by  changing
Section 24-8.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The Criminal  Code  of  1961  is  amended  by
changing Section 24-8 as follows:

    (720 ILCS 5/24-8)
    Sec. 24-8.  Firearm tracing.
    (a)  Upon  recovering  a  firearm  from the possession of
anyone under 21 years of age who is not permitted by  federal
or  State  law  to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement
agency shall use the best available information, including  a
firearms  trace  when  where  necessary, to determine how and
from whom where the person  under  21  years  of  age  gained
possession of the firearm.
    (b)  Local  law  enforcement shall, when appropriate, use
the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms in complying with subsection (a) of this
Section.
    (c)  Local  law  enforcement  agencies  shall   use   the
Illinois  Department of State Police Law Enforcement Agencies
Data System (LEADS) Gun File to enter all stolen, seized,  or
recovered  firearms  as  prescribed  by LEADS regulations and
policies.
(Source: P.A. 90-137, eff. 1-1-98.)

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